Russian-backed separatists take high point east of Donetsk - Ukrainian military source

KIEV (Reuters) - Russian-backed separatists have taken the strategic high point of Savur-Mohyla in eastern Ukraine, which looks out over wide areas of the region, a Ukrainian military source said on Thursday. Asked by Reuters if the rebels had captured Savur-Mohyla, east of Donetsk, the source replied: “Yes. We have such information”. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, editing by Mark Trevelyan)